Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Pyruvate kinase (PK) is the key control point of glycolysis-the biochemical pathway central to energy metabolism and the production of precursors used in biosynthesis. PK type 1 from Escherichia coli (Ec-PK1) is activated by both fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) and its substrate, phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP). To date, it has not been possible to determine whether the enzyme is tetrameric at the low concentrations (i.e. low nM range) used to study the steady-state kinetics, or assess whether its allosteric effectors alter the oligomeric state of the enzyme at these concentrations. Employing the new technique of analytical ultracentrifugation with fluorescence detection we have, for the first time, shown that the K(D)(4-2) for Ec-PK1 is in the subnanomolar range, well below the concentrations used in kinetic studies. In addition, we show that, unlike some other PK isoenzymes, the modulation of oligomeric state by the allosteric effectors FBP and PEP does not occur at a concentration of 10 nM or above.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1638-6183
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The quaternary structure of pyruvate kinase type 1 from Escherichia coli at low nanomolar concentrations.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't